Landlord Tenant

Landlord Tenant cases follow the same set of court rules as general civil cases and require the same burden of proof. However, landlord-tenant cases follow much different timelines than general civil or small claims cases.

Filing a Landord Tenant Case: Based on the desired outcome, you have two options when filing a landlord tenant case:

If you want the tenant to pay the rent and stay, or be evicted upon failure to pay: